25 Years of Ed Tech
25 Years of Ed Tech is a serialized audio version of the book 25 Years of Ed Tech, written by Martin Weller of the Open University and published by AU Press. The audio version of the book is a collaborative project with a global community of volunteers contributing their voices to narrate a chapter of the book. Bonus episodes are a series of conversations called "Between the Chapters" to chat about these topics and more!
"In this lively and approachable volume based on his popular blog series, Martin Weller demonstrates a rich history of innovation and effective implementation of ed tech across higher education. From Bulletin Board Systems to blockchain, Weller follows the trajectory of education by focusing each chapter on a technology, theory, or concept that has influenced each year since 1994. Calling for both caution and enthusiasm, Weller advocates for a critical and research-based approach to new technologies, particularly in light of disinformation, the impact of social media on politics, and data surveillance trends. A concise and necessary retrospective, this book will be valuable to educators, ed tech practitioners, and higher education administrators, as well as students."
Credits:
Text in quotes from the book website published by Athabasca University Press CC-BY-NC-ND
BG music Abstract Corporate by Gribsound released under a CC-BY license. Track was edited for time.
Artwork X-Ray Specs by @visualthinkery is licenced under CC-BY-SA.
Audio book chapters produced by Clint Lalonde.
Between the Chapters bonus podcast episodes produced by Laura Pasquini.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 60
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
Chapter 8: 2001 eLearning Standards
Metadata, SCORM, LTI. This chapter takes a look at the year 2001 when technical standards for the creation of interoperable learning content emerged.
Between the Chapters #7 searching for learning objects with @brlamb, @realdlnorman, & @kavubob
In this Between the Chapters episode Laura talks with Brian Lamb, D’Arcy Norman, and John Robertson about Chapter 7: Learning Objects. We learn about Brian and D’Arcy’s “meet cute” over moveable obje…
Chapter 7: 2000 Learning Objects
Did Learning Objects succeed, or did they fail? Why did something that seemed to have such a compelling argument for their development seem to sputter in implementation? Read by Brian Lamb.
Between the Chapters #6 e-learning like it's 1999 with @blacktimelord
In this week’s Between the Chapters episode, Laura chats with Kelvin Bentley about all things e-Learning based on Martin’s Chapter 6: e-Learning. These reflections discuss how far e-Learning has and …
Chapter 6: 1999 E-Learning
It could be argued that, at the turn of the last century, E-Learning ushered in a golden age of education technology with educators experimenting with numerous models and technologies to facilitate l…
Between the Chapters: #5 collaborating in wikis with @guzdial
This episode is targeted at Chapter 5: Wikis, but really we talk even more about how we create collaborative learning experiences, empower learners to contribute to their own courses, and how knowled…
Chapter 5: 1998 Wikis
1998 is the year of the Wiki. With its roots in the hippie culture of California, the wiki was one of the first collaborative web platforms that led to the rise of a web that was not only consumable …
Between the Chapters: #4 deconstructing constructivism with @Jessifer
In this Between the Chapters episode, Laura chats with Jesse Stommel about constructivism (Chapter 4) and everything in the universe of education. We work through Jesse’s detest of “scaffolding” and …
Chapter 4: 1997 Constructivism
Chapter 4 1997 looks at, not a specific technology, but at the learning theory Constructivism and a number of different pedagogical models that the increased use of technology in education inspired i…
Between the Chapters: #3 CMC with @slowtech2000 & @mbrownz
In this Between the Chapters episode, Laura is joined by Clare Thomson and Mark Brown to get nostalgic for the things we were building and working on back in the mid-90s with computer-mediated commun…
Chapter 3: 1996 Computer-Mediated Comunication
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) marks the point where the technology began to be used with pedagogical intent in education, providing support for emerging Constructivist models of learning. The…
Between the Chapters: #2 on the Web with @jimgroom
In this episode, Laura Pasquini and Jim Groom reflect back to their OG Internet experiences as they get nostalgic about Chapter 2: The Web. The World Wide Web vs. the Internet as we know is discussed…
Chapter 2: 1995 The Web
Even though it was invented in the late 1980s by CERN researcher Time Berners-Lee, 1995 marks the year that the World Wide Web burst into wide public consciousness. Initially dismissed as a passing f…
Between the Chapters: #1 talking BBS with @cogdog
In this episode, Laura Pasquini chats with Alan Levine about Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) and what was going on in the land of learning online in 1994. We reflect back to the time of dial-up internet…
Chapter 1: 1994 Bulletin Board Systems
Our historical review of education technology begins in 1994 with Bulletin Board Systems or BBS and looks at how BBS laid the groundwork for much of the networked communications we now use on a daily…
Behind the "Between the Chapters" Episodes
In this episode, Laura talks to Jason Finnery who wrote an article about the 25 Years of Ed Tech Audiobook & Between The Chapters podcast for BCCampus (thanks!). This is a cut of the interview to gi…
About the 25 Years of Ed Tech Audio Project
How this audio project for the 25 Years of Ed Tech book got started. From a Google doc for chapter narrators to the bonus podcast banter, Clint, Martin, & Laura discuss the goals of this audiobook an…
Acknowledgments and Introduction
25 Years of Ed Tech Trailer
Background music Abstract Corporate by Gribsound released under a CC-BY license. Track was edited for time.